LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

imitātor

imitātor m (genitive imitātōris)
Classical[ɪ.mɪˈtaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[i.miˈtaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. imitator
  2. mimic

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeimitātorimitātōrēs
genitiveimitātōrisimitātōrum
dativeimitātōrīimitātōribus
accusativeimitātōremimitātōrēs
ablativeimitātōreimitātōribus
vocativeimitātorimitātōrēs

ĭmĭtātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. an imitator, copyist, mimic (class.).
(a). With gen.: permulti imitatores principum exsistunt, Cic. Leg. 3, 14, 31: Thucydidis, Quint. 10, 1, 74: Atticorum, id. ib. 115; 12, 10, 14: veterum facinorum, Cic. Vatin. 9, 22: Brutus erat stulti sapiens imitator, Ov. F. 2, 717: fulminis, id. M. 14, 618.—
(b). Absol.: natura fingit homines et creat imitatores et narratores facetos, Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 219: nec desilies imitator in artum, Hor. A. P. 134: o imitatores, servum pecus, id. Ep. 1, 19, 19.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin imitātor From imitor + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanimitador
  • Englishimitator
  • Frenchimitateur
  • Italianimitatore
  • Portugueseimitador
  • Romanianimitator
  • Spanishimitador
  • Galicianimitador
  • Russianимита́тор

In English words that came into English from imitātor

  • imitatorimitātor

Quick answers

What does imitātor mean in Latin?
imitātor, a noun, means “imitator; mimic”.
What is the genitive of imitātor?
The genitive singular is imitātōris. imitātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce imitātor?
In classical Latin, [ɪ.mɪˈtaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.miˈtaː.tor].